I just fall more and morein love with kuzhambus. The tangy ness of these tamarind based beauties speaksto me each time I make on. This Thaalatha Kuzhaqmbhu is a traditional Brahminpreparation made with variety of vegetables. This can be had with hot rice and Gingelyoil or ghee.

Ingredients

Tamarind a small lemon size

Turmeric powder ¼ Tsp.

Asafetida powder ½ Tsp.

Curry Leaves few

Coconut oil 2 Tbsp.

Sambhar Powder 1 Tsp.

Salt to Taste

Vegetables

Yam 1 bit

Sweet Potato 1 bit

Snake gourd 1 Bit

Carrot 1 No.

Green Banana 1 No.

Beans a little

White Pumpkin a bit

Red Pumpkin 1 bit

Eggplant 2 no.

Capsicum 1 no

Kothavarakkai a little

Fry and Powder it

Toor dhal 2 tsp.

Urdh Dhal 2 Tsp.

Channa dhal 2 Tsp.

Rice ½ Tsp.

Red chilies 5 no.

Coconut 3 Tsp.

Fry all the ingredients in1 tsp of oil and grind it in the form of powder

For Seasoning:

Coconut oil/ Ghee 1 Tbsp.

Mustard seeds 1 Tsp.

Red chilies 3 no.

Curry leaves few

Coconut 1 tbsp.

Method:

Soak the tamarind in hotwater and extract the juice.Add turmericpowder, salt, asafetida powder and all above the vegetables. Cook thevegetables in turmeric water.

Fry all masala ingredientsin 1 tsp of oil and grind it in a powder.

Now add the powder andsambhar powder, after the vegetables are cooked.